Stories by Paula Brewer

11 months ago

$2.1M gift is UMPI’s largest ever

The University of Maine at Presque Isle received the largest financial gift in campus history Tuesday. The surprise $2.1 million bequest came from the Don and Linda Zillman estate. The former UMPI president died in 2023, and his wife, Linda, died in September.  Along with launching a Zillman professorship to benefit faculty research, the couple […]

11 months ago

Presque Isle blaze is latest in a string of heating-related fires

A Thursday fire damaged part of a Presque Isle building but resulted in no injuries, fire officials said. Crews responded at about 1:50 p.m. to 9 Parsons St., a three-story commercial building owned by Sunny Side Land Holdings, according to city tax maps. The building is being renovated and was unoccupied, the Presque Isle Fire […]

11 months ago

2025-26 Hoops Preview

Click here to view our 2025-26 Basketball Review, featuring all Aroostook County high school teams.

11 months ago

Caribou opens holiday season with tree lighting

A large evergreen tree and its lights were donated by the late Robert L. Albert, former city councilor and Rotarian, and a plaque in his memory sits at the tree’s trunk.